How to Use quaint in a Sentence
quaint
adjective
- The writer talks about the quaint customs of the natives.
- The fishing village was very quaint.
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So, there’s no need for a trip to the quaint dime store.
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John Kass,
chicagotribune.com,
15 Aug. 2019
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The game was quaint and rough around the edges and fans were harder to find.
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oregonlive,
15 Feb. 2020
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But what is viewed as creepy now may look quaint in the future.
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WIRED,
22 Sep. 2023
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Its horror takes place at home, in a quaint village, in the full light of day.
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Ruth Franklin,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2019
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Visit the town, as well, with its quaint shops and eateries.
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Brenda Yenke,
cleveland,
7 Nov. 2019
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Juky Crigler Holt: Her house was a quaint little house.
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CBS News,
29 June 2019
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Inviting cafes and restaurants line the quaint streets.
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Vince Ellis,
Detroit Free Press,
21 Oct. 2019
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By then, the Stormy Daniels affair seemed almost quaint.
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Monica Hesse,
Washington Post,
22 Mar. 2023
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The Machado-Bogaerts-Tatis deals might look quaint by then.
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Gabe Lacques,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2023
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So in 10 more years, box sets may transform from quaint to extinct.
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Andrew Dansby,
Houston Chronicle,
22 Nov. 2019
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Bring a chair to sit under the trees in the quaint country setting of Arbor Park on Main Street.
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courant.com,
30 Aug. 2019
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Just upstream from Cochem is Beilstein, the quaintest of all Mosel towns.
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Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2023
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As states take that choice away from women, that debate now seems quaint.
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Annalisa Merelli,
Quartz,
16 June 2019
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Home to more than 100 acres of lush greenery and gardens, this peaceful home is both quaint and vast.
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Chris Jackson,
House Beautiful,
5 May 2023
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Below is a quaint port town that is home to about 6,200 locals like Meletiou.
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Jason Horowitz,
BostonGlobe.com,
8 Feb. 2020
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Below is a quaint port town that is home to about 6,200 locals like Mr. Meletiou.
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Jason Horowitz,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2020
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The quaint spot is affixed with lighting so that Tierney and her guests can enjoy the space day or night.
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Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE.com,
9 Dec. 2019
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It's filled with quaint colonial buildings in bright, vibrant hues, great eats and a unique arts scene.
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Darla Guillen Gilthorpe,
Houston Chronicle,
13 July 2019
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Beaufort is a quaint town, lined with coastal cottages and Colonial homes.
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Lizzie Presser,
ProPublica,
15 July 2019
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Check out the many local artists and explore more than 20 shops and galleries in this quaint river town.
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Nancy Ngo,
Twin Cities,
14 Sep. 2019
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Complete with its quaint decor and all the the comforts of home, its perfect for that weekend getaway.
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Sonia Ramirez,
Houston Chronicle,
5 Mar. 2020
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The story centers Cassie, a med school dropout who lives with her parents and works at a quaint coffee shop.
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Joi Childs,
Teen Vogue,
30 Jan. 2020
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The quaint signs around Wrigley Field’s lower concourse show a cute stylized bear cub with a mitt in pursuit of a fly ball.
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Phil Rosenthal,
chicagotribune.com,
5 Aug. 2019
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Reed ended his round with a 7-foot, 11-inch par to save par and flashed a fist pump to a quaint but roaring audience.
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Greg Levinsky,
Detroit Free Press,
29 June 2019
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Maddon’s jaunt was shown on the stadium video board — the only state-of-art feature in this quaint youth shrine.
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Mark Gonzales,
chicagotribune.com,
18 Aug. 2019
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In an instant, the Blackberry looked quaint and old-fashioned.
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Kim Komando,
USA TODAY,
15 Aug. 2019
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Its rituals seem as quaint as Morris dancing or the Trooping of the Colour.
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The Economist,
1 Aug. 2019
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By the 1970s, Cambria was beginning to take on the polished sheen of a quaint vacation town.
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Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
21 July 2019
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